The 15 Greatest Teachers in the World

There are countless theories floating around the universe pertaining to what precisely constitutes an A+ teacher. Aristotle argues that “The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching,” Einstein claims that “It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge,” and Justin Trudeau says “I am a teacher. It’s how I define myself. A good teacher isn’t someone who gives the answers out to their kids but is understanding of needs and challenges and gives tools to help other people succeed. That’s the way I see myself, so whatever it is that I will do eventually after politics, it’ll have to do a lot with teaching.”

With all of that being said, there are even more specific characteristics which make certain kinds of teachers worthy of being called “Great”:

#1: This teacher allowed a student to bring her baby to class with her one day when finding a suitable babysitter was impossible—but this isn’t even close to the most praiseworthy aspect of the teacher’s actions. When the student’s baby started to cry uncontrollably in class, not only did the teacher neglect to ask the two of them to leave for a while, but the teacher actually held the baby in arms until he was calm.

#2: Any physics teacher—whenever they’re explaining precisely how to cause an explosion, that is.

#3: Art teachers who sketch while they lecture—or even sketch-out their entire lectures!